- Dates: Saturday, July 4, 2026 – Sunday, September 27, 2026
- Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Last admission at 4:30 p.m.)
- Venue: Bizen City Art Museum, 2nd Floor, Exhibition Rooms 1, 2, and 3
- Admission Fees: General: 1,000 yen (900 yen); Students (college students, vocational school students, high school students): 800 yen (700 yen); Middle school students and younger: Free; Ages 65 and older (residents of Bizen City, Ako City, and Kamigori Town): 750 yen (700 yen) Ages 65 and older (residents outside the above areas): 900 yen (800 yen)
Event Overview
Focusing on the approximately 100-year period from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, this exhibition presents masterpieces of Western ceramics—primarily tea and coffee sets, along with interior decorative items—selected from the Gifu Museum of Modern Ceramics’ collection, one of Japan’s premier collections of modern and contemporary Western ceramics.
Major Exhibited Works
- Meissen / Johann Joachim Kendler (original design) Statues of a Boy and Girl Gardener, late 19th century (designed in 1740)
- Sèvres Tea Set “Crowded Blue,” 1876
- Emile Gallé Portraiture-Themed Coffee Set, 1880–1884
- Royal Dalton "Deluxe" Coffee Set, 1933
- Rosenburg / Julian Cock (Original Design) Dutch-Style Teapot, c. 1900
- Wedgwood Floral Tea Set, 1878–1891
- KPM Berlin Pomegranate-Patterned Cup and Saucer, Early 20th Century
- Jutta Zika Cup and Saucer, 1901–1902
- Arabia / Birger Kaipiainen (Design) “Paratiisi” Tableware Set with Three-Color Violets and Fruit Motifs, 1972–1974 (Designed in 1969)
Related Events
① Lecture: “Modern Design in Western Ceramics”
Lecturer: Akira Tachibana (Curator, Gifu Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art)
Date and Time: Sunday, July 12, 1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Venue: Auditorium on the 1st floor of this building
Capacity: 60 people (first-come, first-served; advance registration required)
Admission: Free (Admission ticket required on the day of the event)
Application Period: June 1 (Mon) through July 11 (Sat)
② Workshop: “Let’s Decorate Tiles with Transfer Sheets ♡”
We’ll apply the transfer sheet and fire it in a mini tunnel kiln to create our own original tiles.
Date and Time: Saturday, August 1, 10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (6 sessions total)
Time required: About 1.5 hours (prep: 30 minutes, baking: 1 hour)
Venue: Auditorium on the 1st floor of this building
Capacity: 10 people per session (*First-come, first-served; advance registration required)
Participation fee: 500 yen
Application Period: Saturday, July 4 through Friday, July 31
③ Event: “Enjoying Japanese Black Tea”
This tea seminar not only lets you sample different Japanese black teas and enjoy sweets, but also teaches you the basics—from the history of tea to its production methods.
Instructor: Masanori Kobayashi (Sixth-generation owner of Kobayashi Hokouen)
Date and Time: Saturday, September 12, 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Venue: The lounge on the 3rd floor of this building
Capacity: 20 people (first-come, first-served; advance registration required)
*Open to high school students and older
*Each representative may apply only once. For groups, the maximum number of participants is four.
Admission: 1,500 yen (day-of admission ticket required)
Application Period: Saturday, July 4 through Tuesday, August 11
④ Gallery Talk
The curator in charge will provide a tour of the exhibition. (No reservation required.)
Dates and Times: July 25 (Sat), August 15 (Sat), August 30 (Sun), September 13 (Sun), September 21 (Mon, holiday); 1:30 p.m. on each day
Venue: Exhibition Rooms 1, 2, and 3 on the 2nd floor of this museum
Admission: Free (Admission ticket required on the day of the event)
In addition, we are planning to hold concerts and other events.
Organizer
Organized by: Bizen City Art Museum, Sanyo Shimbun
In cooperation with: Gifu Prefectural Museum of Modern Ceramics
Supported by: Bizen City, Bizen City Board of Education, Asahi Shimbun Okayama Bureau, Mainichi Shimbun Okayama Branch, Yomiuri Shimbun Okayama Branch, RSK Sanyo Broadcasting, OHK Okayama Broadcasting, TSC TV Setouchi, RNC West Japan Broadcasting, KSB Setonaikai Broadcasting, FM Okayama
Contact Us
Bizen City Museum of Art
1659-6 Ibe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture
Phone: 0869-64-1400 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., closed Mondays)
企画展に関するお問い合わせ：info@bizen-moa.jp
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